Author: JOSH SIEGEL Washington Examiner
-
Regulators boost Biden agenda with recommendation for climate disclosures
—
by
A panel of top U.S. regulators is declaring climate change a threat to financial stability and recommending federal agencies require companies to disclose the risks they face from global warming, as well as their emissions. The Financial Stability Oversight Council – which comprises top officials at agencies, such as the Federal Reserve and Securities and…
-
Biden’s buy American goals conflict with emissions reductions targets
—
by
There is an inherent tension in President Joe Biden ‘s climate plans between reducing emissions as fast as possible and building up U.S. manufacturing of clean energy technologies to create a strong domestic workforce. Meeting an aggressive timetable of adding more clean energy to the grid would likely mean importing a large supply of solar panels and electric car batteries from abroad because…
-
Biden details plan to resume oil and gas leasing in response to court ruling
—
by
The Biden administration is taking steps toward restarting oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters as it complies with a ruling by a federal judge that found its pause on new auctions to be illegal. In a filing on Tuesday to a Louisiana federal district court, the Interior Department said it will take procedural steps…
-
Denver-based startup looks to help oil and gas producers ‘get real’ on methane emissions
—
by
Natural gas companies are facing growing pressure from investors and customers to demonstrate their fuel is cleaner than competitors as the industry looks to overcome doubts that it can continue to play a role in addressing climate change. But the industry has long struggled to collect and provide accurate data to prove claims of clean…
-
Biden to announce target for 50% electric vehicle sales as he unveils stricter emissions rules
—
by
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Thursday setting a target for half of all new vehicles sold in the United States to be electric or carbon-free by 2030 as part of a push to reduce the use of gasoline in transportation, the biggest driver of greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. The Biden…
-
CEO of iron-air battery maker hopes to close ‘multitrillion’ dollar energy market gap
—
by
Mateo Jaramillo doesn’t want to hear talk of a “breakthrough,” at least not yet. That would understate the challenge of what his startup, Form Energy, is trying to achieve and what more it has to do to accomplish its goal – providing the missing link to decarbonization of the power system. “It certainly doesn’t feel…
-
Keystone XL developer to pull the plug on pipeline
—
by
TC Energy, the developer of the long-contested Keystone XL oil pipeline, is pulling the plug on the project, the company announced after the Washington Examiner first reported the decision. The decision by the Canadian company to cancel the $8 billion project comes after President Joe Biden canceled a permit for the 2,000-mile pipeline that would…
-
Why US oil prices fell below zero and what it means
—
by
Benchmark U.S. crude oil traded at a negative price for the first time ever Monday, a historic moment explained by a technical oddity and uncertainty about the recovery of oil demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. The West Texas Intermediate crude oil price, the main U.S. benchmark, tumbled to the lowest level since trading started nearly…
